Elkan Allan was a British

United Kingdom

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 television producer

Television producer

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 and print journalist

Journalist

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. Allan is best remembered for his creation of the pioneering popular cult 1960s TV rock/pop music show Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go!

Ready Steady Go! or simply RSG! was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programmes. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the producer. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966...

. After 1968 he was for many years the Television Editor of The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times

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Work

As producer:

• "Hippodrome Show" (1966) TV Series
• "Ready Steady Go!
  Ready Steady Go!
  Ready Steady Go! or simply RSG! was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programmes. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the producer. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966...
  
  " (1963) TV Series
• "Stars and Garters" (1963) TV Series

As a writer:

• Love in Our Time (1968)
• "Batman" (1966) TV Series
• Out of Step
  Out of Step (TV series)
  Out of Step is a documentary series made by Associated-Rediffusion in 1957, in which presenter Daniel Farson looks for unconventional opinions' - surrounding a particular topical issue. Episodes lasted approximately 16 minutes, and the show was placed at 10.30pm in ITV's Wednesday schedule.When the...
  
  
• The Poker Encyclopedia (2006) (with Hannah Mackay)

As editor:

• Television Editor, The Sunday Times (1969-1975)
• Video Viewer magazine (1981-1982)
• The Sunday Times Guide to the Movies (1977) (with Angela Allan)
• The Virgin Video Guide (1982) (with John Hazelton and Patrick Newley)

As director:

• Love in Our Time (1968)

As an actor:

• Love in Our Time (1968) .... Narrator

As consultant

• Heads Up with Richard Herring
  Heads Up with Richard Herring
  Heads Up with Richard Herring or HUWRH, was a British celebrity chat show written by and starring Richard Herring, who is best known as one half of comedy duo Lee and Herring, the stars of BBC Two shows Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy...
  
   (2005) TV Series

TV appearances:

• ITV 50 Greatest Shows (2005)
• Celebrity Poker Club
  Celebrity Poker Club
  Celebrity Poker Club was a British television series featuring celebrities playing poker. It aired on Challenge from 2003 to 2005 as a spin-off to Channel 4's popular Late Night Poker series...
  
  (1 episode, 2004)
• Heat Seven (2004) TV Episode